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Chris Farrell

Chris Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media. Chris is also economics correspondent for Marketplace, the largest business program in broadcasting and chief economics correspondent for American RadioWorks, the largest producer of long-form documentaries in public radio. He is also contributing economics editor at Business Week magazine. He was host and executive editor of public television’s Right on the Money. He is the author of two books: Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Finances, and Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. Chris is a graduate of Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Latest from Chris Farrell

  • Question: I have a Roth IRA and traditional IRA, both with Vanguard. I am not employed at this time but I would like to contribute to an IRA or…

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  • Ben Bernanke is one of the truly great scholars of the Great Depression. Bernanke doing a terrific job fighting the great depression of the 1930s….

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  • Dec 6, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
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    Economics editor Chris Farrell and host Tess Vigeland take questions on credit, investing, bank errors, and mortgages.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on credit cards and being responsible with your debt.

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  • Question: If I only have XX dollars in discretionary funds this year, what's the best way to spend them? Local food banks? International aid? Just…

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  • Doing some research… and here are some more worrisome numbers….

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  • This is much worse than expected. Employers cut 533,000 jobs in November. That's the most in 34 years. The unemployment rate is to 6.7%, a 15 year…

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  • Peter Coy of Business Week is gloomy on the job outlook. I hope he's wrong, but I think he's right….

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  • Question: I am 63 and have enough to live on from Social Security, some bonds, the rental of a small cottage and the annuity I purchased when I…

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  • Incoming Health Secretary Tom Daschle is already talking health care reform. But can we afford something like universal health care right now? Scott Jagow talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrell.

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